Legal Opinion
Buck v. Jordan
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided November 6, 1998No. Record 972315PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Kinser
The primary issue in this appeal concerns the ownership of an investment account registered as belonging to joint tenants with rights of survivorship. Because the language of the account agreement overcomes the presumption that the account was opened for the convenience of the decedent, we will affirm the circuit court’s judgment awarding the funds in the account to the surviving joint tenant.
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On July 10, 1991, Calvin Hugh Buck (Buck) and his daughter Sandra B. Jordan (Jordan) opened a joint investment account (the Account) with Sovran Investment Corporation, NationsSecurities’ predecessor.…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Wright v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1993
- Robbins v. GrimesSupreme Court of Virginia · 1970
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